Gayle Rankin Quotes

I am a performer; that's what I like to do.

Growing up, I was so inspired by front men like Mick Jagger, Freddie Mercury, and Kurt Cobain - real showmen that put on 'a performance' every time they walk out on stage - so it's important for me to feel like I deliver that.

I've always been a performer.

I am an entertainer by all means, and I am going to always take stages and will fall on my face with those stages without a care because I am not afraid to fail.

You might be feeling sick or a little down, but the second you hit the stage and hear the crowd, you're ready to perform. That's what a true performer is.

Mark Twain was so good with crowds that he became, in competition with singers and dancers and actors and acrobats, one of the most popular performers of his time. It is so unusual, and so psychologically unlikely, too, for a great writer to be a great performer, too.

I don't go out much to see bands. I prefer to be on stage.

I was always an entertainer.

In life, I'd much rather have people laughing at me than booing me.

I always liked performing in front of my parents' friends. My dad bought me a karaoke machine, and I would put on a Michael Jackson song like 'Thriller,' and I would come out with, like, a hat and a jacket, and, like, moonwalk in my socks, so I was always performing.

It takes a lot of guts to get up on top of a bar and dance.

I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.

I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.

Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her - her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

I'm a total performer.

I love performing in front of people, no matter where they come from or what language they speak.

There's just something about being on stage and being with the people that, once that camera turns on, you find the strength to keep it cool, look good, act like you're not cold, act like you ain't nervous, act like you aren't scared. I think that comes with confidence and practice.

The difference between you and the funny person on TV is that they acted on their ideas.

I won't go up in a plane, but if a play crashes, I'll jump into the next one that comes along and take it up for a spin.

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

Kristen Bell is rare as an actress, because she's the type of actor who jumps out of a plane without a parachute - from a totally fearless place, which is really refreshing and inspiring.

The chief thing is to make children feel good about themselves. They want to step into the shoes of a hero who is bigger and stronger, to face tremendous dangers and come home safely for tea.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.